Blog: One Thirty BPM

"The Rifle's Spiral" (Live In Oakland) "Double Bubble" (Live In Hollywood) There you have it. Both new songs that The Shins have been playing with their new line-up. As you may know Martin Crandall (keyboard/bass) and Jesse Sandoval (drums) are gone, replaced with Ron Lewis (bass) and Modest Mouse drummer Joe Plummer, because front-man James Mercer is going for a new sound with his new tunes. The Shins are looking at 2010 for a new album on Mercer's new label Aural Apothacary. Until then, you can hear Mercer on the [...]